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In this age of computerization and containerization, how do you tell the sea-going world that you've just invented the wheel?

A welding wheel. We designed it, built it, and applied for the patents. Obviously our wheel doesn't go any- where, it just helps us build your ships much faster, more accurately, and with greater safety for our men. With the welders stationed at ground- level, the inner rim turns the hull section into working position. Basically a simple idea, and the latest example of our belief that efficiency begins at home. And home is

Mitsui in Japan, with a present shipbuilding capacity of 1,850,000 DWT annually. From hovercraft to superliners to mammoth tankers.

But what of future demands? Computer "radar".

Computer-controlled cargo placement and handling. Diesel engines with 1,500 HP per cylinder. 60,000 DWT ships carrying 3,000 standard containers, cruising at 35 knots.

The wheels of progress are turning in many exciting directions. And Mitsui is ready to synchronize with whatever the future holds.

MITSUI

SHIPBUILDING & ENGINEERING CO., LTD.

Head Office: 6-4, Tsukiji 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan Overseas Offices: New York, London, Duesseldorf, Los Angeles, Hong Kong

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